There were several non-Jewish religions that existed in the Roman Empire during Paul’s Ministry. They include mystery cults, traditional deities, Gnosticism, Druids, the Bacchanals, and Judaism. Essentially, the worship of traditional deities in the Roman Empire involved several gods. The most common amongst them was the sun god, also referred to as the sun goddess. The solar deity was a sky goddess, who represented the sun, or its aspects (Horsley, 2009). Ideally, it was worshiped because of its perceived strength and power. Many beliefs were formed under or based on this God, for example, the belief in the Continue reading...